BACKGROUND & INTRODUCTION
In developing this plan the following factors were taken into account.
• Hillcrest residential and non-residential sites are located in suburban and semi-rural areas that have relatively low crime rates.
• Hillcrest students come from multiple states. Therefore the general flow of visitors from the community to Hillcrest sites; visitors to students and the security issues that accompany student visitation; and the possibility of student abduction, disturbance or other event performed by a family member or non-family visitor, are minimized and within controllable limits.
• Hillcrest staff to student ratios are comparatively high, including awake overnight staff. There are many staff, almost all of whom know one another, present throughout all hours of the day, and supervisors at each site periodically patrol the campus. This high staff and supervisor ratio help to minimize the possibility of student elopement and the undetected presence of unauthorized or unaffiliated visitors or intruders on site.
• Hillcrest utilizes video security cameras that are strategically located on campuses for supervision and security purposes.
• All Hillcrest staff are trained and authorized to take responsibility for maintaining a safe, secure environment of care.